diff --git a/xpfe/components/autocomplete/resources/content/autocomplete.xml b/xpfe/components/autocomplete/resources/content/autocomplete.xml
index 403372e328d..8038d3db41e 100644
--- a/xpfe/components/autocomplete/resources/content/autocomplete.xml
+++ b/xpfe/components/autocomplete/resources/content/autocomplete.xml
@@ -598,6 +598,7 @@
         <body><![CDATA[
           var str = this.currentSearchString;
           if (!str) {
+            this.clearResults(false);
             this.closeResultPopup();
             return;
           }
